1. FAMILY DISAPPOINTMENT
MALACHI 4:5-6

2. SIN RUINS FAMILIES
Perfect Father had a son who sinned Luke 3:38; Genesis 3:6 fellowship broken v.24
Son a metaphor for likeness Gen. 1:26-27
Gen. 5:1-3 note the absence of Cain
Cain killed Abel Gen. 4:1-16
Adam and Eve lost two sons
Seth replaced Abel Gen. 4:25-26
Sin destroyed global family Gen. 6:5-11 grace for righteous Noah v.8; 2 Pet. 2:5

3. SIN RUINS FAMILIES One big happy family after the Flood Genesis 11:1-4
Unity in sin is not good Gen. 11:5-9
God called Abram to leave his idolatrous family Gen. 12:1-4; Joshua 24:2; Acts 7:2-3
Righteous Lot lost his family Gen. 13: Pet. 2:7-9; Gen.19:16-17,26,30-38
David made mistakes 2 Sam. 12:9-14
Cause and effect 2 Sam. 13:1-2,11-14,19-22,28,37-39; 14:33; 15:1-12;18:32-19:8

4. HOPE FOR FAMILIES
Ezekiel 18:4-13 good father has a bad son (Hezekiah & Manasseh)
Bad father has a good son (Amon & Josiah) Ezekiel 18:14-18
If a bad son condemns a good father, then God would be guilty
Individual accountability v.19-20; 2 Cor. 5:10
Opportunity to turn and live Ezek. 18:21-32

5. TURN AND LIVE
Malachi 4:5-6 turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers Luke 1:13-17
Matt. 3:1-2 Repent = turning the heart
Fathers may need to repent to their sons
Children need to repent to their fathers
We are God’s children and must repent
Repentance  fruits of repentance Luke 3:8-14

6. TURN AND LIVE
Perfect Father had a son who sinned Luke 3:38; Genesis 3:6 fellowship broken v.24
Israel Exodus 4:22; sinned Hos. 11:1-7
God still loved Israel v.8-9
He sent His one-of-a-kind Son Matt. 2:15
Imperfect parents had a sinless son
God gave His one-of-a-kind Son John 3:16
We must believe in Him, turn our hearts to Him (repent) and be baptized Acts 2:37-38